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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
12th Report on States/UTs performance on CPGRAMS released by DARPG for the month of July, 2023
A total of 69,523 Grievances redressed by State/UTs in July, 2023; pendency reduced to 1,79,077 grievances across State/UT Govts
Govt of Sikkim tops the rankings in North East States followed by Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Got of Uttar Pradesh tops the ranking in large states, followed by Jharkhand and Rajasthan
Govt of Telangana tops the rankings in States with less than 20,000 grievances followed by Chhattisgarh and Kerala
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances  released the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System  12th monthly report for States for July, 2023. The said report provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and the nature of disposal.
A total of 69,523 Grievances were redressed by States and Union Territories in July, 2023. The pendency of grievances of States/UTs received on CPGRAMS portal has reduced to 1,79,077 grievances across the States/UTs Governments.
From May, 2023, onwards, DARPG has initiated the process of rankings States/UTs on the basis of their performance on CPGRAMS portal. Presently, DARPG ranks States/UTs across 4 categories, i.e. North Eastern States, Union Territories, with two other categories for States being bifurcated based on the number of receipt of grievances. This ranking is part of the endeavour of Government of India to assist the States/UTs to review and streamline their Grievance Redressal System and have a comparative assessment with other States/UTs. The Grievance Redressal Index includes 2 dimensions and 4 indicators.
The rankings are based on the performance of States/UTs across the two dimensions  for the period of 01.01.2023 to 31.07.2023. The top 3 performers among States/UTs across 4 categories are as shown below:
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S. No.
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Group
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States/UTs
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Rank 1
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Rank 2
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Rank 3
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1
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Group A
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North-Eastern States
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Sikkim
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Assam
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2
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Group B
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Union Territories
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Lakshadweep
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Andaman & Nicobar
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Ladakh
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3
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Group C
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States with grievances
>= 20000
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Uttar Pradesh
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Jharkhand
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Rajasthan
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4
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Group D
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States with grievances
< 20000
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Telangana
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Chhattisgarh
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Kerala
DARPG has integrated the AI based language tool, Bhashini with the CPGRAMS portal. This integration would facilitate the Grievance Redressal Officers  to translate the regional language grievance texts into English and the complainants will have the option to view the final reply in both English and the translated native language, ensuring better understanding and communication between the citizen and the concerned authorities.
The report mentions that in July, 2023, the BSNL Call Centre collected feedback from 1,00,186 citizens, which is the highest number of feedbacks collected since its inception in July, 2022. Out of these, approximately 35% citizens gave outstanding / very good rating with the resolution provided to their respective grievances.
Prime Minister's Office
PM hails historic milestone of destruction of 1,44,000 kgs of seized drugs
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has commended the historic milestone achieved by India in eliminating drugs as 1,44,000 kgs of seized drugs were destroyed today.
In a tweet the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah said that with this accomplishment, India attains an astounding record of destroying 1 million kgs of drugs worth Rs.12,000 crore in just one year.
The remarkable feat was achieved at the Regional Conference on Drug Trafficking and National Security. This exemplifies the MHA's staunch and relentless pursuit of PM'S vision of a drug-free India.
In reply, the Prime Minister tweeted :
"Great! Adds strength to our efforts to make India free from the drugs menace."
Special Service and Features
Wayanad needs to work more to achieve better results, says Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt Smriti Irani
Wayanad, May 3, 2022
(Though Wayanad has been included in the Aspirational District programme by the Union Government, it has not fared well and needed to do more work to achieve better results, said Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Irani today. Earlier in the day, she held a review meeting with the officers of the District Administration at Kalpetta.
The Union Minister said that citizens were not satisfactorily receiving state support and subsidies with regard to challenges like health, nutrition, education and infrastructure and also opportunities in fields like agriculture, skill development and financial services. She said that the systems were not competitive enough to deliver the constitutional rights of citizens. Smt. Smriti Irani said that under the Aspirational District programme, there have been concerted efforts at the national, state and district administration levels across the country to ensure that the living standards of citizens are enhanced and infrastructure is strengthened and developed and services such as education, nutrition, financial schemes and skill development programmes are effectively delivered to the citizens.
The Minister said that in the last two months, she has had the privilege of visiting two aspirational districts – Fatehpur in UP and Wayanad. She said that Fatehpur was earlier ranked at the 111th position under the programme. But today it is in the 8th position. There has been a constant effort by the state government and the district administration there to improve the ranking by enhancing services and strengthening infrastructure.
Smt. Smriti Irani said that she was particularly delighted when the district administration informed her that Central PSUs were using their CSR funds to support some projects in Wayanad. She visited the Varadoor Smart Anganwadi constructed using CSR fund. The Union Minister also visited Ambalachal tribal colony and Maravayal tribal settlement and interacted with the tribal families. She also visited Ponnada Anganwadi and the One Stop Centre at Kalpetta.
Special Service and Features
Hindi is not against regional languages : Union Minister of State Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra
Union Minister of State for Home Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra said that Hindi is not competing or opposed to regional languages. He said that Hindi is a language that is easily understood by the people of India and some oppose Hindi only for political reasons. He was presiding over the Regional Official Language Conference in Thiruvananthapuram organised by Department of Official Languages under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. He said that in fact Hindi is India's own language and is the sister of other regional Indian languages.
The minister said that the Department of Official Languages has created and developed a memory-based translation system called 'Kantasth' which increased the speed and quality of translation in government offices. So far, this tool has included about 22 lakh sentences. Usability has increased further as more new features have now been added, including Neural Machine Translation. The Minister said that the Department itself is strengthening Hindi through e-Mahasabdakosh and other technological means
Addressing the programme, Kerala Governor Shri Arif Muhammad Khan said that India is a land of pluralism . He said that India is rich in thousands of languages, including dialects.
Department of Official Languages Secretary Smt. Anshuli Arya, Principal Accountant General Smt Sudharmini, DOL Joint Secretary Mrs. Meenakshi Jolly among others were present on the occasion.
The Governor presented awards to central government offices, banks and institutions that have shown excellent performance in the language of administration in various categories.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM praises Jammu and Kashmir's effort to invite more investments
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded efforts to draw more investment to Jammu and Kashmir.
In response to a thread of tweets by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha, the Prime Minister tweeted
"Exemplary efforts to draw more investment to Jammu and Kashmir, and ensure greater opportunities for the people."
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal says North East as the new engines of growth, is poised to drive the forward journey of new India
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said the North Eastern Council  has been the catalyst of growth in the North East. He said under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister North East as the new engines of growth, is poised to drive the forward journey of new India.
Sharing his views after attending the Golden Jubilee Celebration of NEC in Shillong, Shri Sonowal said, "Today, the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi ji laid the foundation stones and dedicated projects worth ₹2450 crore on the Eve of Golden Jubilee celebration of Northeast Council  in Shillong. With these launches, it is a true reflection of the Modi ji's vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas' for the holistic development of the country. Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Modi ji, the road to growth & development of Northeast Region has been laid out with permanent peace & respect to the communities to become partners in this wonderful journey of the region. These projects, inaugurated by the PM Modi today, will accelerate development of not just Meghalaya but of the entire Northeast. I convey my sincere gratitude to Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji for recognising the Northeast as the Astalakshmi and heralding a new age of development in the region."
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the people on occasion of various festivals across the country
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on occasion of various festivals across the country.
“सभी देशवासियों को नव संवत्सर की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। मैं कामना करता हूं कि नया वर्ष सबके जीवन में सुख, शांति, समृद्धि और आरोग्य लेकर आए। हमारा देश उन्नति की राह पर और तेज गति से अग्रसर हो।
Ugadi greetings to everyone! I pray that this auspicious occasion leads to the fulfilment of all your aspirations. May everyone be blessed with happiness and best health.
Greetings to the wonderful people of Manipur on Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba. May this special festival further the spirit of happiness and harmony in our society.
Navreh Mubarak! Praying for a year filled with exceptional happiness. May everyone’s aspirations be fulfilled in the coming times. The culture of Kashmiri Pandits is truly special. The community is blessed with immense courage and great spirit of resilience”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate a seminar “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy tomorrow
The Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India in association with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology  and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry  is organizing a seminar “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy on 25th February 2022 in Hari Shankar Singhania Commission Room, FICCI, New Delhi from 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs.
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India will inaugurate the seminar in presence of Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Minister of State, , Senior officials from central Government, senior captains of industry, academicians etc.
During the Seminar, “Industry Connect 2022”, the two technical sessions will be organised. These technical sessions will have the presence of officials from the CIPET, TDB  and various industry associations to deliberate on the key issues of the sector.
The broad objectives of the seminar are to focus on R&D - Laboratory to Industry, Skill Gap Analysis for the Human Capital in Petrochemicals Sector, Support Aatmanirbhar Bharat by providing Indigenous Technology, Aatmanirbhar CIPET with the help of Industry Connect, Support of Technology with the help of TDB  to establish synergy between industry and academia for the sector.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Shri Narayan Rane inaugurates “Enterprise India” a month long initiative to promote entrepreneurship culture in the country
Union Minister for Micro ,Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane today inaugurated the Ministry’s Mega Event: “Enterprise India” under the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. “Enterprise India” is a series of commemorative entrepreneurship development events and activities being organised from 27.04.2022 up to 27.05.2022 to promote entrepreneurship culture and create awareness about the schemes and initiatives of Ministry of MSME across the country. The event is aimed at ‘Jan Bhagidari’ and some of the key activities include conferences with Industry Associations, organizing Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes through Field offices, demonstration of Nukkad Nataks in Aspirational Districts, special campaigns on Udyam Registration, launch of MSME Sustainable Zed Certification Scheme, conducting ‘MSME Expedition’ in several States, organising MSME Mega Convention and Exhibition.
Presiding over the meeting with industry associations Shri Rane said that interaction with the MSME industry Associations will surely bring out some fruitful way forward for existing schemes, policies, programmes as well as to formulate relevant new initiatives in due course of time. The Minister highlighted the significant role of MSMEs in promoting entrepreneurship and importance of Industry associations in making country a "Manufacturing Hub"
The Minister discussed issues pertaining to the sector and schemes regarding Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and making India a 5 trillion dollar economy. He reiterated that MSMEs are growth accelerators making a significant contribution to GDP and need to be strengthened.He said the country can be made self-reliant by development of MSMEs. The interaction with the MSME industry Associations brought out constructive suggestions to make the MSME sector vibrant.
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, State Minister of MSME graced the occasion. Senior officers of Central Government, office bearers of different industry associations and other delegates also attended the meeting. The aim of the event is to create synergy between the Industry Associations and various Ministries/Departments concerned.
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Ministry of Defence
COAS Gen Bipin Rawat interacts with religious teachers from Reasi and Rajouri
Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat interacted with group of multi-religion religious teachers from former militancy hit areas of Reasi and Rajouri on 05 November 2019, who are on a tour to North India as part of Operation Sadbhavana. The religious teachers represent the major religions in the valley and included 15 Maulvis, four Pandits and two Granthis. This capacity building tour, the first of its kind, showcases the secularism and unity of the Kashmiris working towards development of the region. General Rawat exhorted the teachers to work towards maintaining peace in the region and promised full support to them towards fulfilling their local requirements. Indian Army’s stand reflects the core values of the nation and this initiative is guided by this idea.
The total duration of the visit is eight days, that is, from 02 November to 09 November 2019. During the conduct of the tour, these teachers will be taken to Wagah – Attari Border, Gobindgarh fort, Golden Temple at Amritsar, India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, Akshardham Temple, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Select City Walk Mall at Delhi, Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Pushkar Lake at Ajmer.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers  – August, 2023
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of August, 2023 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for August, 2023 decreased by 0.5 points and stood at 139.2 . On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.36 per cent with respect to previous month compared to increase of 0.23 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.71 percentage point to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Poultry/Chicken, Eggs-hen, Cotton Seed Oil, Apple, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Chillies Green, Ginger, Lady’s Finger, Tomato, Electricity Domestic, Kerosene Oil, etc. are responsible for the fall in index. However, this decrease was checked by Rice, Arhar Dal, Onion, Cumin Seed/Jira, Cooked Meal, Tailoring Charges, Books School/ITI, Private Tutor/Coaching Centre Fees, Tuition and other Fees-College and School/ITI, Stationery, etc. putting upward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Jaipur recorded a maximum decrease of 4.8 points. Among others, 3 centres recorded decrease between 3 to 3.9 points, 11 centres between 2 to 2.9 points, 13 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 22 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Cuttack recorded a maximum increase of 4.4 points followed by Jalandhar with 4.0 points and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Kollam with 3.7 points each. Among others, 3 centres recorded increase between 2 to 2.9 points, 9 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 18 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 4 centres’ indices remained stationary.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 6.91 per cent compared to 7.54 per cent for the previous month and 5.85 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 10.06 per cent against 11.87 per cent of the previous month and 6.46 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW 
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for July, 2023 and August, 2023
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Groups
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July, 2023
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August, 2023
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I
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Food & Beverages
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145.1
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143.3
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II
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Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
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156.3
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156.6
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III
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Clothing & Footwear
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138.0
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138.4
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IV
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Housing
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125.7
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125.7
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V
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Fuel & Light
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181.0
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179.3
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VI
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Miscellaneous
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132.8
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133.7
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General Index
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139.7
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139.2
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of September, 2023 will be released on Tuesday, 31st October, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
M/o SJ&E is Going to Implement a New Financial Model for Interest Subvention for Individual Beneficiaries as well as SHGs Comprising SC and OBC Categories
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is going to implement a new Financial Model for Interest Subvention for individual beneficiaries as well as the Self-Help Groups  comprising exclusively of SC and OBC categories. National Scheduled Castes Finance &Development Corporation  will be the implementing agency for SC SHGs/beneficiaries and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation  will be implementing agency for OBC SHGs/beneficiaries.
The objective of the model is to provide direct benefit of lower rate of interest to the eligible SHGs formed under National Rural Livelihood Mission  or National Urban Livelihood Mission  or NABARD/individual beneficiaries who have availed loans through Public Sector Banks , Regional Rural Banks  and similar financial institutions or can be referred as Lending Institutions.
Further, the Ministry is already implementing following two schemes vide which assistance is provided to underprivileged sections of the Society:
1. 'Dr. Ambedkar Interest Subsidy on Education Loan for Overseas Studies for Other Backward Classes and Economically Backward Classes: Under the Scheme, interest subsidy accrued on loan upto Rs.20.00 lakh is disbursed to beneficiaries by the Nodal bank. The candidates having parental income upto Rs. 8.00 lakh per annum from all sources are eligible for loan under the Scheme.
2. NBCFDC provides loan at concessional rate of interest to underprivileged sections of Backward Classes having annual family income less than Rs. 3.00 lakh primarily for income generating activities to promote self-employment opportunities through State Channelizing Agencies  the maximum loan limit for income generating activities is up to Rs. 15.00 lakh.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Environment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission In States
Jal Jeevan Mission , a centrally sponsored scheme, is being implemented in partnership with States, since August, 2019 to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country.
Drinking Water being a State subject, it is States, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. Jal Jeevan Mission follows universal approach with the aim of providing tap water supply to all rural households in the country. Accordingly, all villages are included in the scope of the Mission. The State/ UT, district and village-wise progress as well as status of provision of tap water supply under JJM is available in public domain .
State/UT-wise number of villages covered with Liquid Waste Management under Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen  Phase-II from 2020-21 to 2022-23, as reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System  as on 5th December, 2022, are given at Annexure-1. And, district-wise number of villages covered with Liquid Waste Management in the States of Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are given at Annexure-2.
Under SBM-G, funds are released to the States on consolidated basis. Further distribution of the same, both among the districts and the among the various components of the SBM-G, is done by the States. The details of district-wise and component-wise allocations within states/UTs, is not maintained centrally. State/UT-wise details of Centre share expenditure under SBM during the last 3 years as reported in the UCs submitted by the States/UTs are given at Annexure-3.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.